Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham billboards pop up in LA

Lester Cohen/Getty Images for NARASStevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham continue to tease fans with the possibility of some news on the horizon.The former couple and Fleetwood Mac bandmates began the teases on Instagram by sharing lyrics to "Frozen Love." The track appeared on their 1973 album, Buckingham Nicks, which they recorded before joining Fleetwood Mac.Stevie offered a post with the words “if you go forward” written in cursive, while Lindsey shared a similarly styled post with the words “I’ll meet […]

July 22, 2025

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Grateful Dead to release 50th anniversary expanded edition of ‘Blues for Allah’

RhinoGrateful Dead is set to revisit their 1975 album Blues for Allah with a 50th anniversary expanded edition.The three-CD and digital set, dropping Sept. 12, will include a remastered version of the album, along with two hours of unreleased recordings.The bonus material includes performances of the band’s soundcheck from their Aug. 12, 1975, concert at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, as well as from their June 21, 1976, show at the Tower Theatre in Pennsylvania, and Bill Graham’s SNACK […]

July 22, 2025

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On This Day, July 22, 1977: Elvis Costello releases his debut album, ‘My Aim Is True’

On This Day, July 22, 1977…Elvis Costello launched his music career with the U.K. release of his debut album, My Aim Is True.The album, produced by Nick Lowe, featured Costello backed by the San Francisco country rock band Clover, although contractual issues resulted in their name being left off the album.Although the album did not contain any chart-topping singles, at least two tracks went on to be Costello classics, “Alison” and “(These Angels Want to Wear) My Red Shoes."After the […]

July 22, 2025

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Devon Allman and Duane Betts on honoring the Allman Brothers Band legacy

R. Diamond/Getty ImagesDevon Allman and Duane Betts, sons of Allman Brothers Band’s Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, respectively, have been touring as the Allman Betts Band since 2018. While their shows celebrate their fathers’ musical legacy, they are not trying to copy the Allman Brothers.The pair has released two albums since their formation. Noting they've been inspired by their fathers’ music, Duane tells Billboard’s Behind the Setlist podcast that it’s important their music “has its own character, its own texture, its own chemistry.”Still, […]

July 22, 2025

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Dionne Warwick’s early career explored in new box set

SoulMusic Records/Second Disc RecordsA new box set chronicling the early days of Dionne Warwick’s musical career will be released in August.Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings, 1962-1971 is a 12-CD collection that will drop Aug. 1. It features 280 tracks, including 60 rare bonus tracks, 16 of which have never been released before.“I am so very thrilled about this wonderful collection of my recordings!” Dionne says. “It is truly something that I myself would buy.”The set covers the first decade of […]

July 21, 2025

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Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! all the streams: ABBA classic hits 1 billion on Spotify

Courtesy SpotifyMore than 45 years after its release, a classic ABBA tune has passed 1 billion streams on Spotify."Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)," released in 1979, has hit the milestone. It marks the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers' second entry into the Billions Club after "Dancing Queen" got there in 2023. Madonna famously sampled "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" for her 2005 top 10 hit "Hung Up."An Instagram video celebrating the milestone shows the group recording the song in the […]

July 21, 2025

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Chris Stein shares update on upcoming Blondie record

Dominik Bindl/Getty ImagesBlondie’s Chris Stein has given fans an update about the band’s upcoming new album.Stein first announced that the band had a new record in the works back in November, sharing a black-and-white photo of Blondie frontwoman Debbie Harry in the studio along with the caption, “New Blondie album next year.”In December he followed that up with another photo of Harry in the studio, this time with producer John Congleton, suggesting he’s producing the album.Stein has now let fans know when they […]

July 21, 2025

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Billy Joel gives fans an update on his health: ‘I feel fine’

Myrna M. Suarez/Getty ImagesBilly Joel opened up about his health during an appearance on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast.Billy canceled all his scheduled shows in May, revealing that he had been diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder where fluid builds up in the brain. He told Maher his condition is "not fixed, it’s still being worked on," but assures fans, "I feel fine.""My balance sucks. It's like being on a boat," he said, explaining his condition "used to be called […]

July 21, 2025

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Dead & Company’s final San Francisco show to be screened live

Courtesy of IMAXDead & Company is getting ready to celebrate the 60-year legacy of the Grateful Dead with three shows at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park the first weekend in August. And if you can’t make it out west, you’ll still have a chance to experience the celebration.Dead & Company just announced that the final show on Aug. 3 will be broadcast live at 30 IMAX theaters nationwide, with screenings starting at 6 p.m. PT. The concert is estimated to run for […]

July 21, 2025